Molluscum contagiosum: an unusual complication of tattooing.

Foulds, I. S.

doi:10.1136/bmj.285.6342.607

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“…The instruments and/or ink used for tattooing may have been contaminated by the virus and may have been the reason for the infection 3 . A particular host environment is required for the growth of molluscum contagiosum, however, as reported previously 1 …”

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“…Infections transmitted by tattooing are infrequent and include superficial infections ( Staphylococcus , Streptococcus ), deep infections (cutaneous tuberculosis, leprosy, syphilis), and viral infections [hepatitis B and C, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), human papillomavirus (HPV)] 6 . Only five previous cases of molluscum contagiosum caused by tattooing have been reported in the literature 1–5 . In our case, the virions of molluscum contagiosum were probably inoculated during the practice of tattooing, because all the lesions were present in the tattoo area only, along the line of the tattoo pigment.…”

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“…Molluscum contagiosum is a common viral disease of the skin caused by a poxvirus. Transmission occurs by direct contact, 1 usually in children, immunodeficient individuals, and persons with high‐risk sexual behavior. Poxvirus can be transmitted, albeit rarely, by the practice of tattooing 1–5 …”

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Molluscum contagiosum on a tattoo: usefulness of dermoscopy

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“…Fomites have been implicated in MCV spread during activities such as shaving (19–21), tattooing (21–23), and electrolysis (24). Bilateral spread in 75% of patients, reported by Choong and Roberts (3), was attributed to direct skin contact or use of bath sponges or towels, which produced infection rates three times higher than those of people who did not share such fomites (13).…”

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Epidemiology and Impact of Childhood Molluscum Contagiosum: A Case Series and Critical Review of the Literature

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Varigos

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Pediatric Dermatology

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Parents of 30 children with clinically diagnosed molluscum contagiosum were surveyed to assess their perception of the condition, its treatment, its impact on their everyday lives, and on the children themselves. Among parents, 82% reported that molluscum contagiosum concerned them moderately or greatly. Concerns focused on physical issues associated with the infection, such as scarring, itching, chance of spread to peers, pain, and the effects of treatments. Quality of life was not affected. Molluscum contagiosum was most common among school-age children. Eighteen of 29 respondents swam in public pools, a common activity in children of this age. All epidemiologic studies of molluscum contagiosum in otherwise healthy individuals, published since 1966, have been critically reviewed herein. The review confirms an association between swimming pool use and molluscum contagiosum. Age, living in close proximity, skin-to-skin contact, sharing of fomites, and residence in tropical climates were also associated with higher rates of infection while sex, seasonality, and hygiene showed no such association.

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“…More sophisticated techniques have lowered, but not abolished the risk of transmission of syphilis, 15 tuberculosis 16 and hepatitis 17 . Rarely mollusum contagiosum 18 and viral warts 19 have also been transmitted through tattooing. Granulomatous dermatitis after cosmetic eyebrow tattooing has been described due to ferrous oxide and chromium salts 20,21 …”

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Inoculation (tattoo) leprosy: a report of 31 cases

Ghorpade¹

2002

Acad Dermatol Venereol

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Thirty-one female patients with leprosy lesions starting over tattoo marks observed over a period of 16 years are reported. All the patients belonged to the Chhattisgarh State, which is highly endemic for leprosy. Most of the patients were in the third decade of life. All of them had ornamental tattooing done by roadside tattoo artists, who used unsterile needles for tattooing a large gathering one after another with the same needles. In all of them, the first lesion of leprosy started over a tattoo mark. Twenty-five cases had only single lesion of leprosy exclusively confined to tattoo marks. The duration between tattooing and appearance of first lesion in most of the cases varied from 10 to 20 years. Paucibacillary leprosy was the commonest type observed in 29 cases, while two had multibacillary leprosy. The diagnosis was confirmed by histopathology in all cases. The present report supports the hypothesis of transmission of leprosy in these cases through tattooing. To the best of our knowledge, such a large collection of leprosy cases subsequent to tattooing has not been reported so far.

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Molluscum contagiosum: an unusual complication of tattooing.

Cited by 38 publications

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Molluscum contagiosum on a tattoo: usefulness of dermoscopy

Molluscum contagiosum on a tattoo: usefulness of dermoscopy

Epidemiology and Impact of Childhood Molluscum Contagiosum: A Case Series and Critical Review of the Literature

Inoculation (tattoo) leprosy: a report of 31 cases

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